Crime Blog

The church has indeed been evacuated. That’s according to two sheriff’s deputies standing guard outside its main gate. Why? “That’s classified,” said the deputy. Of course, we already know why. I checked out the nearby Baptist university and national cemetery to see if the perp hunt had moved into either, but it was business as usual at both locations.

== 6:40 p.m. ==

Sheriff’s deputies are hunting for two possible armed suspects who fled on foot near The Potter’s House megachurch which — coincidentally or not — has reportedly cancelled services tonight.

Info is sketchy at the moment. The sheriff’s office will only say that two suspects bailed out of a vehicle near Kiest and Loop 12 after an auto chase. “They fled on foot and could possibly be armed,” a spokesperson said.

Meanwhile, we’re seeing tweets and other unconfirmed reports that the church, between Dallas Baptist University and the highway, has abruptly cancelled its evening services: